Former Vista Murrieta and USC track star Michael Norman, competing this past week at the World Track & Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Valley News/Courtesy photo
Jerry SoiferWriter/PhotographerWith former Vista Murrieta and USC track star Michael Norman competing this past week at the World Track & Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, local photographer, Jerry Soifer, reflects on his past coverage of the standout local athlete.Soifer is also the author of “Golden State Glory,” a photographic history of California high School sports that includes a comparison of Michael Norman with the renowned Tommie Smith, 1968 Olympic 200-meter champion famed for his victory stand protest. Soifer was also the president of the Southern California Track and Field Writers Association in 1976.“Track and field is a sport that demands fast times and impeccable timing,” Soifer said. “World records are great. World records
